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Parktown is a post-medieval abandoned farmstead, mill and lade located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a former agricultural settlement with associated milling infrastructure, including a lade that would have directed water to power the mill. The structures date to the post-medieval period, reflecting the rural economy of early modern Scotland when such combined farming and milling operations were common features of the landscape. The abandonment of the site represents broader patterns of agricultural change and settlement reorganisation that occurred in Scotland during later centuries.
Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9632. View the official record →
Parktown is a post-medieval abandoned farmstead, mill and lade located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9632.
Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a abandoned farmstead, mill and lade. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM9632.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballinloan, mill 130m SSW of (0.8 km), Trochrie Castle (1.3 km), Little Trochry, cairn, 150m NW of (1.7 km).
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